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Tanzania's Mandonga returns to Kenya for PST title fight
Tanzania Pro-Boxer Karim “Mtu Kazi “ Mandonga (left) celebrates his win against Kenyan opponent Daniel Wanyonyi in their non-title super middleweight title fight at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on January 14, 2023.
Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The 49-year-old Otieno goes into the bout with 48 fights under his belt, 31 wins including 13 knockouts and 17 losses (31-17-0) while Ndonga has seven wins, two losses and a draw (7-2-1)
- Mandonga (4-3-1, 2 KOs) will take on Uganda's Kenneth Lukyamuzi (5-6-1, 2 KOs) in another PST light-heavyweight title shot scheduled for 10 rounds
- Mandonga's return to Nairobi comes in the wake of his victory against Kenya’s Daniel Wanyonyi whom he silenced in a fifth round technical knockout on January 14 at the packed Kenyatta International Convention Centre Ballroom
Kenya’s former World Boxing Council (WBC) International bantamweight champion Nick “Kanyankole” Otieno and vocal Tanzanian boxer Karim "Mtu Kazi" Mandonga will highlight Peak Time Media Promotions boxing show on Saturday at Moi International Sports Centre, Gymnasium.
Otieno, the former World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan African super flyweight champion, will take on Tanzanian Hassan Ndonga for the vacant Pugilistic Syndicate of Tanzania (PST) super bantamweight.
